Nas was on Common’s Podcast. A few cliffnotes
-The Wild Style sample used on Illmatic was from an actual VHS copy that Nas owned that he brought to the studio
-Columbia almost dropped him in 92 because he was spending too much time in the streets and not recording
-Says that if he could work with any artist it would be Marvin Gaye. Says that Life Is Good is his version of Here, My Dear.
-Says that one movie he wishes he could have been in was “Lady Sings The Blues”
-His first favorite rappers were Kurtis Blow and T La Rock
-Said he knew that both Pac and Biggie would be surprised that he worked with Dr Dre
-Says that he was at a concert one night and the crowd was so into Mase that he thought Mase would take over and that everyone else’s career was over
-Says that if Biggie and Pac were alive today they’d all play Spades together
-Says the funniest comedians are Larry David, Adam Sandler, and his favorite is Dave Chappelle
-The Wild Style sample used on Illmatic was from an actual VHS copy that Nas owned that he brought to the studio
-Columbia almost dropped him in 92 because he was spending too much time in the streets and not recording
-Says that if he could work with any artist it would be Marvin Gaye. Says that Life Is Good is his version of Here, My Dear.
-Says that one movie he wishes he could have been in was “Lady Sings The Blues”
-His first favorite rappers were Kurtis Blow and T La Rock
-Said he knew that both Pac and Biggie would be surprised that he worked with Dr Dre
-Says that he was at a concert one night and the crowd was so into Mase that he thought Mase would take over and that everyone else’s career was over
-Says that if Biggie and Pac were alive today they’d all play Spades together
-Says the funniest comedians are Larry David, Adam Sandler, and his favorite is Dave Chappelle
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